Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant reacts to a call during overtime of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

OAKLAND, CA – NOVEMBER 26: Golden State Warriors Kevin Durant #35 warms up before their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) takes a shot in the first period of their NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) gets past Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams (12) and Jerami Grant (9) for a basket in the first period of their NBA basketball game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

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Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant reacts as the Toronto Raptors got out to an early lead during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, right, reacts as he fouls out of the game while forward Draymond Green, left, and guard Andre Iguodala look on during the overtime portion of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won 121-116 in overtime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) makes a basket in the first period of their basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) loses control of the ball in the first quarter of their NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant looks to pass the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball preseason game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Thursday night’s electrifying, nationally televised clash between the Warriors and the Toronto Raptors had sports radio and television buzzing about a possible NBA Finals matchup. But it also provoked more ominous talk of Kevin Durant possibly leaving Golden State after the season.

At least one all-time great, Scottie Pippen, believes Durant should be ready to pack his bags.

Appearing on ESPN’s “The Jump,” the former Chicago Bulls star was asked what advice he would give to Durant regarding his future free agency. “I would tell him to go off and do it on his own,” he replied.

That has to be music to the ears of Knicks fans everywhere.

“What else is left for him? (He needs) to go lead his own team — to be pushed, to be the player he probably has dreamt he could always be,” Pippen continued. “He could probably be a player that could score 40 points a game.”

Pippen’s comments came a few hours after Durant put on a spectacular offensive show in Toronto, scoring 51 points in the Warriors’ overtime loss to the Raptors. It included a jaw-dropping corner 3-pointer in the waning seconds of regulation to tie the game and set the stage for OT.

With Stephen Curry out for the Warriors, Durant averaged 48 points on 52 per cent shooting over the past three games. It was the first time in his career that he scored 40-plus points in three straight games.

According to Pippen, who called Durant “one of the most unstoppable guys in the NBA,” it’s a brilliant display of what the slithery forward can accomplish when he doesn’t have to rein himself in around Curry and Golden State’s other all-stars.

“The past few years he has been kind of sheltered. He came into a situation where he didn’t want to step on any toes,” Pippen said. “Now, he can either push forward, or continue to kind of hold back. … Does he really want to be that guy that’s pulling back? Or does he want to be that guy that’s coming out every night and you gotta deal with him? A guy who can give you 60 points a night?”

Pippen, of course, played along Michael Jordan, a guy who didn’t exactly hold back over his illustrious career. And together, they won six NBA titles. Left unsaid during the conversation on “The Jump” was whether Pippen — a great player in his own right — ever felt the need to break away from Jordan and run his own team, rather than continue collecting rings.

Then again, maybe Pippen simply wants Durant to leave so the Warriors won’t threaten the legacy of his Bulls teams.